351-400

351 – And I asked him about a man to whose side there is a sleeping man and he wants to wake him (by) doing tasbih and raising his voice, not wanting but to wake the man up. Does that break his salat, or what is upon him?

He said: It does not break his salat, and there is nothing upon him, and there is no harm.

352 – And I asked him about a man who is in his salat, and a person asks permission at the gate (i.e. to enter). So he does tasbih and raises his voice so that his servant will hear and come to him, and he will show her with his hand that there is a person at the gate. Does that break his salat? And what is upon him?

354 – And I asked him about the man who becomes junub, does it suffice him for the ghusl to stand in the rain until he washes his head and his body, while he is able to obtain other than that?

He said: If it washes him as he would do ghusl with water, that suffices him save that it behooves him to do the mouth-rinsing and the nose-rinsing, and that he pass his hand upon what it takes hold of his body.

356 – And I asked him about the junub man, or who is not upon wudu, there being no water with him and he comes in contact with ice/snow and earth, which of them is better? Tayammum or does he wipe his face and his body and his head with the snow?

He said: The ice/snow, if it (or: he) moistens his face and his body, is better. So if he is not able to able to do ghusl with it, then he is to do tayammum.

[357] وسألتهعنالرجل،أيصلحلهأنيغمضعينيهمتعمداًفيصلاته؟

قال : « لابأس ».

357 – And I asked him about the man, is it is appropriate for him to close his eyes on purpose in his salat?

359 – And I asked him about who found a wind in his stomach, so he put his hand on his nose and exited out from the mosque on purpose until the wind exited out from his stomach. Then he returned to the mosque and prayed and did not do wudu. Does that suffice him?

He said: That does not suffice him until he does wudu, and he does not deem (valid) anything of what he prayed.

366 – And I asked him about the man reciting an-Najm in the obligatory (salat), doing ruku` with it or doing sujud, then reciting as-Sajda in the obligatory (salat)?

He said: He does sujud then he stands and recites the Fatiha of the Book, then he does ruku`, and that is an addition in the obligatory (salat), so he is not to return to reciting as-Sajda in the obligatory (salat).

367 – And I asked him about a man who is in his salat and he thinks that his garment has torn or something has contacted it, is it appropriate for him to look in it and examine it while he is in his salat?

He said: It was in the front of the garment or its sides then there is no harm, but if it was in its back then he is not to turn (around) for it is not appropriate for him.

[368] وسألتهعنالرجل،هليصلحلهأنيصليخلفالنخلةفيهاحملها؟

قال : « لابأس ».

368 – And I asked him about the man, is it appropriate for him to pray behind the date palm in which there is its fruit.

He said: There is no harm.

[369] وسألتهعنالرجل،هليصلحلهأنيصليفيالكرم وفيهحمله؟

قال : « لابأس » .

369 – And I asked him about the man, is it appropriate for him to pray in the vineyard while its fruit is in it?

He said: There is no harm.

[370] وسألتهعنرجلمسظهرسنور،هليصلحلهأنيصليقبلأنيغسليده؟

قال : « لابأس ».

370 – And I asked him about a man who touched the back of a cat, is it appropriate for him to pray prior to washing his hand.

He said: There is no harm.

[371] وسألتهعنإمامأمقوماًمسافرين،كيفيصليالمسافرون؟

قال : « يصلونركعتينويقومالامامفيتمصلاته،فإذاسلموانصرفانصرفوا ».

371 – And I asked him about an imam leading a group who are travelers, how do the travelers pray?

He said: They pray two rak`at and the imam stands and completes his salat. So when he has done taslim and departed, they depart.

[372] وسألتهعنرجل،هليصلحلهأنيصليوأمامهحمارواقف؟

قال : « يضعبينهوبينهقصبةأوعوداًأوشيئاًيقيمهبينهماثميصليفلابأس » .

372 – And I asked him about a man, is it appropriate for him to pray while there is a standing donkey in front of him?

He said: He puts a reed or a stick or something between him and it, standing it up, then he prays and there is no harm.

[373] وسألتهعنرجلجعلثلثحجتهلميتوثلثهالحي؟

قال : « للميتفنعم،فأماالحيفلا ».

373 – And I asked him about a man who made a third of his hajj for a deceased (person) and a third of it for a living one.

374 – And I asked him about a man who put (a vow) upon himself that he would fast a month in Kufa, a month in Medina, and a month in Mecca. So he fasted fourteen days in Mecca. Is it (allowed) for him to return to his family and fast what is (left) upon him in Kufa?

He said: Yes, there is no harm and there is nothing upon him.

[375] وسألتهعنرجلزوجابنتهغلاماًفيهلينوأبوهلابأسبه؟

قال : « إنلمتكنبهفاحشةفيزوجهـيعنيالخنثـ ».

375 – And I asked him about a man who married his daughter to a boy (or: slave-boy) in whom there is softness, and his father has no problem with him.

He said: So long as there is no obscenity with him, then he is to marry him – meaning hermaphroditism (or: effeminateness).

[376] وسألتهعنقومأحرارومماليكاجتمعواعلىقتلمملوك،ماحالهم؟

قال : « يقتلمنقتلهمنالمماليك،ويديهالأحرار ».

376 – And I asked him about a group of freemen and slaves who have convened upon the killing of a slave, what is their state?

He said: The ones who killed him from the slaves are killed, and the freemen pay his diyya.

377 – And I asked him about a man who said “When I have died, then my slave-girl so-and-so is free”. So he lived until the slave-girl gave birth to children, then he died. What is their state?

He said: The slave-girl is emancipated, and her children are slaves.

[378] وسألتهعنالرجليتوشحبالثوبفيقععلىالأرضأويجاوزعاتقه،أيصلحذلك؟

قال : « لابأسبه ».

378 – And I asked him about the man who does tawasshuh with the garment (to put one’s garment under the right armpit and throw a portion of it over the left shoulder, as the muhrim does), so it falls on the ground or it goes past his shoulder, is that appropriate?

He said: There is no harm with it.

[379] وسألتهعنالرجليقوللمملوكه : ياأخيأويابني،أيصلحذلك؟

قال : « لابأس ».

379 – And I asked him about the man who says to his slave “O my brother” or “O my son,” is that appropriate?

He said: There is no harm.

[380] وسألتهعنالدابةتبولفيصيببولهالمسجدأوحائطه،أيصليفيهقبلأنيغسل؟

قال : « إذاجففلابأس ».

380 – And I asked him about the riding animal that urinates and its urine comes in contact with the mosque or its wall, does one pray in it prior to being washed?

384 – And I asked him about the man who delays the fast of the three days from the month until he is in the end of the month, so he will not reach the last Thursday unless he combines it with the Wednesday. Does that suffice him?

398 – And I asked him about the washroom that is above the house, and the rain comes in contact with it and it drips and comes in contact with the clothing. Does one pray in it prior to it being washed?

He said: If it flowed from the water of the rain then there is no harm, one prays in it.